Philip Taaffe
Painting with Row Ornament
Found at
Christies,
Paris (Online Auction)
First Open: Post-War and Contemporary Art Online, Lot 76
21. Jun - 5. Jul 2023
First Open: Post-War and Contemporary Art Online, Lot 76
21. Jun - 5. Jul 2023
Estimate: 15.000 - 20.000 GBP
Price realised: 30.240 GBP
Price realised: 30.240 GBP
Description
PHILIP TAAFFE (B. 1955) Painting w ith Row Ornament signed, titled and dated 'PAINTING WITH ROW ORNAMENT P. Taaffe 1998' (on the reverse) acrylic and collage on canvas 78 5 ⁄ 8 x 56 1 ⁄ 8 in. (199.6 x 142.5cm.) Executed in 1998
Upper estimate price exceeded by 51 %.
In July this year Christies in Paris held the auction First Open: Post-War and Contemporary Art Online, which included the work Painting with Row Ornament by Philip Taaffe. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 30,240.00 (€ 35,280.91), 51% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Philip Taaffe have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Midnight Blue in May 2011 with an auction result of USD 434,500.00 (€ 302,239.84).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 51 % übertroffen
Im Juli diesen Jahres führte Christies in Paris die Auktion First Open: Post-War and Contemporary Art Online durch, in der auch die Arbeit Painting with Row Ornament von Philip Taaffe zur Versteigerung kam. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 30.240,00 (€ 35.280,91) und damit 51% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Philip Taaffe auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Midnight Blue im Mai 2011 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 434.500,00 (€ 302.239,84).
Philip Taaffe - Auction history
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